Entrepreneurship Archives

April 5, 2024

In a notable endeavour to strengthen, support and harness entrepreneurship on a nationwide scale, BNI (Business Network International) Sri Lanka is expanding its footprint through the establishment of chapters beyond Colombo, thereby offering a sustainable platform to empower entrepreneurs in every key region throughout the country. Amidst economic challenges, BNI has currently played […]

February 5, 2024

Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group & The Pearl Protectors (TPP), held the official partnership ceremony of the “Cleaner Seabeds for Sri Lanka Expedition” on 30th January 2024. The ceremony was aligned with the 21st dive at the Palagala North Reef in Dehiwala and included an awareness session for the invitees […]

January 18, 2024

Sarvodaya – a leading grassroots organization, is partnering with Hatch – Sri Lanka’s largest Innovation & Entrepreneurship development organization, to launch the “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator. This is an integral part of Sri Lanka’s Inclusive Digital Agriculture Transformation (IDAT) strategy, a one-of-a-kind national initiative brought about by the collaborative efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka […]

November 30, 2023

Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, concluded its inaugural Start-Up-Cycle initiative, with the Demo Day on 28th November 2023. ‘Start-Up-Cycle’, is the challenge platform of Plasticcycle, launched in collaboration with John Keells X, the Group’s start-up accelerator, and John Keells Research, the Group’s R&D and Innovation arm, with […]

November 27, 2023

COYLE in collaboration with Nations Trust Bank PLC, marked a significant milestone on the 20th of November 2023 with the successful conclusion of its Leadership Forum themed, “People, Planet, Paradise”. The event, hosted at Taj Samudra, aimed to inspire and empower the thriving young professionals of Sri Lanka to embrace entrepreneurship by […]

November 15, 2023

2nd runner-up for the Best Entrepreneur of the Year (WP) Gold award for the best service sector enterprise in the large sector category Marlon Ferreira, the founder and managing director of Exterminators PLC and Sentario UK Limited, has been recognised for his outstanding entrepreneurship at the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year […]

August 23, 2023

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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the International Labour Organization join forces to promote youth entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka ‘SPARK’- a national competition for Sri Lanka’s next generation of entrepreneurs celebrated the grand finale on 21st August, coinciding with World Entrepreneurship Day. The much-awaited event saw the country’s most promising innovators, problem […]

July 13, 2023

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are delighted to announce following an overwhelming response to the recently launched SPARK: Youth Entrepreneurship Competition, the competition has now progressed to its second stage, where the top 100 applicants will be shortlisted to continue their journey towards the prestigious top […]

June 9, 2023

With the 10th annual CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards – which recognize and reward professionals who have established benchmarks for the advancement of domestic capital market participants – scheduled to be held in June this year, CFA Society Sri Lanka, as the organisers of the event, reflects on the award-winning […]

April 26, 2023

Earlier this month, Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, entered into an agreement with The Pearl Protectors, a youth-led marine conservation organization that works to protect marine life and the ocean ecosystem in Sri Lanka, to partner on a project to remove underwater marine litter from sensitive marine […]

BNI expands their network in key regions across the country, empowering entrepreneurs nationwide

The partnership between John Keells Group’s Plasticcycle and The Pearl Protectors completes 20 dives resulting in collecting over 1 MT of plastic waste from seabeds.

Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transformation Strategy

John Keells Group’s Start-Up-Cycle concludes with Demo Day.

COYLE’s Leadership Forum Themed “People, Planet, Paradise” Powered by Nations Trust Bank Achieves Resounding Success in relaying Youth Entrepreneurship

Managing Director of Exterminators PLC Marlon Ferreira clinches awards for serial entrepreneurship

SPARK 2023 Grand Finale Ignites Entrepreneurial Spirit Among Sri Lanka’s Youth

SPARK: Youth Entrepreneurship Competition 2023 Receives Overwhelming Response, Progresses to Second Stage

CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards recognise ‘responsible entrepreneurship’ as hallmark of Investor Relations function

Plasticcycle partners with The Pearl Protectors’ “Cleaner Seabeds for Sri Lanka” Expedition